How could the funds of knowledge (socio-culutural knowlesdge about a child and their family) help you in your classroom instruction? What special funds of knowledge did you learn about during your interviews and observations?

The information that I learned about the literacy lives of the two children that I interviewed can help me connect with them in the classroom. For instance I found out that Darren likes to read books about bears and Drew likes books about castles, so I will look to incorporate books with these subjects for read alouds or to introduce future lessons. I also learned that one child reads a lot at home and the other does not, this information can help me because I know what to expect of them in the classroom. For instance I can encourage home reading for the boy that already does it by giving him some specific books to read, however for the boy that does not read at home, I may try to read with him during choice time or talk to his mom and see how I can help make that happen.